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Lin M, Zhang Z, Gao X, Bian Y, Wu RS, Park G, Lou Z, Zhang Z, Xu X, Chen X, Kang A, Yang X, Yue W, Yin L, Wang C, Qi B, Zhou S, Hu H, Huang H, Li M, Gu Y, Mu J, Yang A, Yaghi A, Chen Y, Lei Y, Lu C, Wang R, Wang J, Xiang S, Kistler EB, Vasconcelos N, Xu S. A fully integrated wearable ultrasound system to monitor deep tissues in moving subjects. Nat Biotechnol 2024; 42:448-457. [PMID: 37217752 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Recent advances in wearable ultrasound technologies have demonstrated the potential for hands-free data acquisition, but technical barriers remain as these probes require wire connections, can lose track of moving targets and create data-interpretation challenges. Here we report a fully integrated autonomous wearable ultrasonic-system-on-patch (USoP). A miniaturized flexible control circuit is designed to interface with an ultrasound transducer array for signal pre-conditioning and wireless data communication. Machine learning is used to track moving tissue targets and assist the data interpretation. We demonstrate that the USoP allows continuous tracking of physiological signals from tissues as deep as 164 mm. On mobile subjects, the USoP can continuously monitor physiological signals, including central blood pressure, heart rate and cardiac output, for as long as 12 h. This result enables continuous autonomous surveillance of deep tissue signals toward the internet-of-medical-things.
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- Muyang Lin
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Guo RJ, Wang SY, Liu C, Bark RA, Meng J, Zhang SQ, Qi B, Rohilla A, Li ZH, Hua H, Chen QB, Jia H, Lu X, Wang S, Sun DP, Han XC, Xu WZ, Wang EH, Bai HF, Li M, Jones P, Sharpey-Schafer JF, Wiedeking M, Shirinda O, Brits CP, Malatji KL, Dinoko T, Ndayishimye J, Mthembu S, Jongile S, Sowazi K, Kutlwano S, Bucher TD, Roux DG, Netshiya AA, Mdletshe L, Noncolela S, Mtshali W. Evidence for Chiral Wobbler in Nuclei. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:092501. [PMID: 38489643 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.092501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Three ΔI=1 bands with the πg_{9/2}⊗νg_{9/2} configuration have been identified in _{35}^{74}Br_{39}. Angular distribution, linear polarization, and lifetime measurements were performed to determine the multipolarity, type, mixing ratio, and absolute transition probability of the transitions. By comparing these experimental observations with the corresponding fingerprints and the quantum particle rotor model calculations, the second and third lowest bands are, respectively, suggested as the chiral partner and one-phonon wobbling excitation built on the yrast band. The evidence indicates the first chiral wobbler in nuclei.
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- R J Guo
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Department of Physical and Earth Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Private Bag X5008, Kimberley 8301, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6410, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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Qi B, Khazeinezhad R, Hariri A, Yim W, Jin Z, Sasi L, Chen C, Jokerst JV. Three-dimensional mapping of the greater palatine artery location and physiology. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2023; 52:20230066. [PMID: 37641889 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20230066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop a novel technique for localizing and reconstructing the greater palatine artery (GPA) using three-dimensional (3D) technology. METHODS A miniaturized intraoral ultrasound transducer was used to imaging landmarks including the GPA, gingival margin (GM), and palatal masticatory mucosa (PMM). A 5-mm-thick solid hydrogel couplant was integrated to replace traditional ultrasound gel and avoid bubbles when moving the transducer. RESULTS A panorama image provided the relative localization of landmarks including the GPA, PMM, and hard palate. Short- and long-axis imaging of GPA was performed in five subjects including 3D mapping of GPA branches and surrounding tissues in a volume of 10 mm × 8 mm × 10 mm. Full-mouth Doppler imaging was also demonstrated on both the dorsal and ventral tongue as well as buccal mucosa and sublingual region on two subjects. CONCLUSIONS This study can measure the vertical distance from the GM to the GPA and depth from PMM to GPA and visualize the GPA localization in a 3D manner, which is critical to evaluate the available volume of palatal donor tissues and avoid sectioning of GPA during surgical harvesting of the tissues. Finally, the transducer's small size facilitates full-mouth Doppler imaging with the potential to improve the assessment, diagnosis, and management of oral mucosa.
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- Baiyan Qi
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- StyloSonic LLC, Lake Forest, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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Qi B, Tian X, Fu L, Li Y, Chan KS, Ling C, Yim W, Zhang S, Jokerst JV. Deep learning assisted sparse array ultrasound imaging. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293468. [PMID: 37903113 PMCID: PMC10615290 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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This study aims to restore grating lobe artifacts and improve the image resolution of sparse array ultrasonography via a deep learning predictive model. A deep learning assisted sparse array was developed using only 64 or 16 channels out of the 128 channels in which the pitch is two or eight times the original array. The deep learning assisted sparse array imaging system was demonstrated on ex vivo porcine teeth. 64- and 16-channel sparse array images were used as the input and corresponding 128-channel dense array images were used as the ground truth. The structural similarity index measure, mean squared error, and peak signal-to-noise ratio of predicted images improved significantly (p < 0.0001). The resolution of predicted images presented close values to ground truth images (0.18 mm and 0.15 mm versus 0.15 mm). The gingival thickness measurement showed a high level of agreement between the predicted sparse array images and the ground truth images, as indicated with a bias of -0.01 mm and 0.02 mm for the 64- and 16-channel predicted images, respectively, and a Pearson's r = 0.99 (p < 0.0001) for both. The gingival thickness bias measured by deep learning assisted sparse array imaging and clinical probing needle was found to be <0.05 mm. Additionally, the deep learning model showed capability of generalization. To conclude, the deep learning assisted sparse array can reconstruct high-resolution ultrasound image using only 16 channels of 128 channels. The deep learning model performed generalization capability for the 64-channel array, while the 16-channel array generalization would require further optimization.
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- Baiyan Qi
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Biomedical Engineering Program, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Hu H, Ma Y, Gao X, Song D, Li M, Huang H, Qian X, Wu R, Shi K, Ding H, Lin M, Chen X, Zhao W, Qi B, Zhou S, Chen R, Gu Y, Chen Y, Lei Y, Wang C, Wang C, Tong Y, Cui H, Abdal A, Zhu Y, Tian X, Chen Z, Lu C, Yang X, Mu J, Lou Z, Eghtedari M, Zhou Q, Oberai A, Xu S. Stretchable ultrasonic arrays for the three-dimensional mapping of the modulus of deep tissue. Nat Biomed Eng 2023; 7:1321-1334. [PMID: 37127710 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01038-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Serial assessment of the biomechanical properties of tissues can be used to aid the early detection and management of pathophysiological conditions, to track the evolution of lesions and to evaluate the progress of rehabilitation. However, current methods are invasive, can be used only for short-term measurements, or have insufficient penetration depth or spatial resolution. Here we describe a stretchable ultrasonic array for performing serial non-invasive elastographic measurements of tissues up to 4 cm beneath the skin at a spatial resolution of 0.5 mm. The array conforms to human skin and acoustically couples with it, allowing for accurate elastographic imaging, which we validated via magnetic resonance elastography. We used the device to map three-dimensional distributions of the Young's modulus of tissues ex vivo, to detect microstructural damage in the muscles of volunteers before the onset of soreness and to monitor the dynamic recovery process of muscle injuries during physiotherapies. The technology may facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting tissue biomechanics.
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- Hongjie Hu
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Yim W, Zhou J, Sasi L, Zhao J, Yeung J, Cheng Y, Jin Z, Johnson W, Xu M, Palma-Chavez J, Fu L, Qi B, Retout M, Shah NJ, Bae J, Jokerst JV. 3D-Bioprinted Phantom with Human Skin Phototypes for Biomedical Optics. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2305227. [PMID: 37497560 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Qi B, Yang LQ, Yan HX, Yu WF. [Management of liver transplantation perioperative period in acute-on-chronic liver failure]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2023; 31:564-568. [PMID: 37400378 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20230304-00094-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a potentially reversible entity that occurs in patients with chronic liver disease accompanied with or without cirrhosis and is characterized by extrahepatic organ failure and high short-term mortality. Currently, the most effective treatment method for patients with ACLF is liver transplantation; therefore, admission timing and contraindications must be emphasized. The function of vital organs such as the heart, brain, lungs, and kidneys should be actively supported and protected during the liver transplantation perioperative period in patients with ACLF. Focusing on the anesthesia management level during anesthesia selection, intraoperative monitoring, three-stage management, prevention and treatment of post-perfusion syndrome, monitoring and management of coagulation function, volume monitoring and management, and body temperature monitoring management for liver transplantation should strengthen anesthesia management. Additionally, standard postoperative intensive care treatment should be recommended, and grafts and other vital organ functions should be monitored throughout the perioperative period to promote early postoperative recovery in patients with ACLF.
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- B Qi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
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Jin Z, Li Y, Li K, Zhou J, Yeung J, Ling C, Yim W, He T, Cheng Y, Xu M, Creyer MN, Chang YC, Fajtová P, Retout M, Qi B, Li S, O'Donoghue AJ, Jokerst JV. Peptide Amphiphile Mediated Co-assembly for Nanoplasmonic Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214394. [PMID: 36409652 PMCID: PMC9852014 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aromatic interactions are commonly involved in the assembly of naturally occurring building blocks, and these interactions can be replicated in an artificial setting to produce functional materials. Here we describe a colorimetric biosensor using co-assembly experiments with plasmonic gold and surfactant-like peptides (SLPs) spanning a wide range of aromatic residues, polar stretches, and interfacial affinities. The SLPs programmed in DDD-(ZZ)x -FFPC self-assemble into higher-order structures in response to a protease and subsequently modulate the colloidal dispersity of gold leading to a colorimetric readout. Results show the strong aggregation propensity of the FFPC tail without polar DDD head. The SLPs were specific to the target protease, i.e., Mpro , a biomarker for SARS-CoV-2. This system is a simple and visual tool that senses Mpro in phosphate buffer, exhaled breath condensate, and saliva with detection limits of 15.7, 20.8, and 26.1 nM, respectively. These results may have value in designing other protease testing methods.
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- Zhicheng Jin
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore, 138634, Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Yim W, Zhou J, Sasi L, Zhao J, Yeung J, Cheng Y, Jin Z, Johnson W, Xu M, Palma-Chavez J, Fu L, Qi B, Retout M, Shah NJ, Bae J, Jokerst JV. 3D-Bioprinted Phantom with Human Skin Phototypes for Biomedical Optics. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2206385. [PMID: 36305604 PMCID: PMC9868107 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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3D-bioprinted skin-mimicking phantoms with skin colors ranging across the Fitzpatrick scale are reported. These tools can help understand the impact of skin phototypes on biomedical optics. Synthetic melanin nanoparticles of different sizes (70-500 nm) and clusters are fabricated to mimic the optical behavior of melanosome. The absorption coefficient and reduced scattering coefficient of the phantoms are comparable to real human skin. Further the melanin content and distribution in the phantoms versus real human skins are validated via photoacoustic (PA) imaging. The PA signal of the phantom can be improved by: 1) increasing melanin size (3-450-fold), 2) increasing clustering (2-10.5-fold), and 3) increasing concentration (1.3-8-fold). Then, multiple biomedical optics tools (e.g., PA, fluorescence imaging, and photothermal therapy) are used to understand the impact of skin tone on these modalities. These well-defined 3D-bioprinted phantoms may have value in translating biomedical optics and reducing racial bias.
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- Wonjun Yim
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Chemical Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Chemical Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Chemical Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Qi B, Hariri A, Khazaeinezhad R, Fu L, Li Y, Jin Z, Yim W, He T, Cheng Y, Zhou J, Jokerst JV. A miniaturized ultrasound transducer for monitoring full-mouth oral health: a preliminary study. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2023; 52:20220220. [PMID: 36075610 PMCID: PMC9793456 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20220220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To customize a miniaturized ultrasound transducer to access full-mouth B-mode, color Doppler, and spectral Doppler imaging for monitoring oral health. METHODS A customized periodontal ultrasound transducer SS-19-128 (19 MHz, 128 channels) 1.8-cm wide and 1-cm thick was developed and connected to a data acquisition (DAQ) system. B-mode, color Doppler, and spectral Doppler data could all be collected with SS-19-128. The imaging resolution and penetration capacity of SS-19-128 were characterized on phantoms. The gingival thickness was measured on 11 swine teeth by SS-19-128 for comparison with conventional transgingival probing via Bland-Altman analysis and Pearson correlation. Five human subjects were then recruited to demonstrate B-mode and Doppler imaging by SS-19-128. RESULTS The axial and lateral spatial resolution at 5.5 mm depth is 102.1 µm and 142.9 µm, respectively. The penetration depth in a tissue-mimicking phantom is over 30 mm. In vivo B-mode imaging of all 28 teeth was demonstrated on one human subject, and imaging of tooth #18 was accessed on five human subjects. Gingival thickness measurement compared with transgingival probing showed a bias of -0.015 mm and SD of 0.031 mm, and a r = 0.9235 (p < 0.0001) correlation. In vivo color and spectral Doppler imaging of the supraperiosteal artery in human gingiva was performed to generate hemodynamic information. CONCLUSIONS The small size of SS-19-128 offers important advantages over existing ultrasound technology-more specifically, whole-mouth scanning/charting reminiscent of radiography. This is nearly a two-fold increase in the number of teeth that can be assessed versus conventional transducers.
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- Baiyan Qi
- Materials Science and Engineering Program University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- StyloSonic LLC, San Diego, United States
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Fu L, Khazaeinezhad R, Hariri A, Qi B, Chen C, Jokerst JV. Posterior photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging of the periodontal pocket with a compact intraoral transducer. Photoacoustics 2022; 28:100408. [PMID: 36204181 PMCID: PMC9530592 DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Periodontitis is a public issue and imaging periodontal pocket is important to evaluate periodontitis. Regular linear transducers have limitations in imaging the posterior teeth due to their geometry restrictions. Here we characterized a transducer that can image the posterior teeth including assessment of periodontal pockets via a combination of photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging. Unlike conventional transducer design, this device has a toothbrush-shaped form factor with a side-view transducer to image molars (total size: 1 ×1.9 cm). A laser diode was integrated as the light source to reduce the cost and size and facilitates clinical transition. The in vivo imaging of a molar of a periodontal patient demonstrated that the transducer could image in the posterior area of gum in vivo; the value determined by imaging was within 7 % of the value measured clinically.
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- Lei Fu
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- StyloSonic LLC, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- StyloSonic LLC, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Jin Z, Li Y, Li K, Zhou J, Yeung J, Ling C, Yim W, He T, Cheng Y, Xu M, Creyer MN, Chang YC, Fajtová P, Retout M, Qi B, Li S, O'Donoghue AJ, Jokerst JV. Peptide Amphiphile Mediated Co‐assembly for Nanoplasmonic Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Zhicheng Jin
- University of California San Diego NanoEngineering Room 307, Structural and Materials Engineering, Matthews Ln 92093 La Jolla UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- Agency for Science Technology and Research Institute of Materials Research and Engineering SINGAPORE
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of BioEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Materials Science and Engineering Program UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Materials Science and Engineering Program UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Department of NanoEngineering UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego Materials Science and Engineering Program UNITED STATES
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- Nanyang Technological University School of Materials Science and Engineering SINGAPORE
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- University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences UNITED STATES
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- University of California San Diego NanoEngineering 9500 Gilman Drive 92093-0448 La Jolla UNITED STATES
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Fu L, Jin Z, Qi B, Yim W, Wu Z, He T, Jokerst JV. Synchronization of RF Data in Ultrasound Open Platforms (UOPs) for High-Accuracy and High-Resolution Photoacoustic Tomography Using the "Scissors" Programming Method. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2022; 69:1994-2000. [PMID: 35377843 PMCID: PMC9149135 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2022.3164371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Synchronization is important for photoacoustic (PA) tomography, but some fixed delays between the data acquisition (DAQ) and the light pulse are a common problem degrading imaging quality. Here, we present a simple yet versatile method named "Scissors" to help synchronize ultrasound open platforms (UOPs) for PA imaging. Scissors is a programed function that can cut or add a fixed delay to radio frequency (RF) data and, thus, synchronize it before reconstruction. Scissors applies the programmable metric of UOPs and has several advantages. It is compatible with many setups regardless of the synchronization methods, light sources, transducers, and delays. The synchronization is adjustable in steps reciprocal to the UOPs' sampling rate (20-ns step with a 50-MHz sampling rate). Scissors works in real-time PA imaging, and no extra hardware is needed. We programed Scissors in Vantage UOP (Verasonics, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USA) and then imaged two 30- [Formula: see text] nichrome wires with a 20.2-MHz central frequency transducer. The PA image was severely distorted by an 828-ns delay; over 90% delay was caused by our Q -switch laser. The axial and lateral resolutions are 112 and [Formula: see text], respectively, after using Scissors. We imaged a human finger in vivo, and the imaging quality is tremendously improved after solving the 828-ns delay by using Scissors.
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Fu L, Ling C, Jin Z, Luo J, Palma-Chavez J, Wu Z, Zhou J, Zhou J, Donovan B, Qi B, Mishra A, He T, Jokerst JV. Photoacoustic imaging of posterior periodontal pocket using a commercial hockey-stick transducer. J Biomed Opt 2022; 27:JBO-210363GR. [PMID: 35610752 PMCID: PMC9128833 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.27.5.056005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Photoacoustic imaging has shown advantages over the periodontal probing method in measuring the periodontal probing depth, but the large size of conventional photoacoustic transducers prevents imaging of the more posterior teeth. AIM Our aim is to develop a photoacoustic imaging system to image the more posterior periodontal pocket. APPROACH We report a clinical "hockey-stick"-style transducer integrated with fibers for periodontal photoacoustic imaging. Cuttlefish ink labeled the periodontal pocket as the photoacoustic contrast agent. RESULTS We characterized the imaging system and then measured the pocket depth of 35 swine teeth. Three raters evaluated the performance of the hockey-stick transducer. The measurements between the Williams probing (gold standard) and the photoacoustic methods were blinded but highly correlated. We showed a bias of ∼0.3 mm for the imaging-based technique versus Williams probing. The minimum inter-reliability was over 0.60 for three different raters of varying experience, suggesting that this approach to measure the periodontal pocket is reproducible. Finally, we imaged three pre-molars of a human subject. We could access more upper and posterior teeth than conventional linear transducers. CONCLUSIONS The unique angle shape of the hockey-stick transducer allows it to image more posterior teeth than regular linear transducers. This study demonstrated the ability of a hockey-stick transducer to measure the periodontal pocket via photoacoustic imaging.
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- Lei Fu
- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Materials Science and Engineering Program, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Materials Science and Engineering Program, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Materials Science and Engineering Program, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, California, United States
- University of California San Diego, Materials Science and Engineering Program, La Jolla, California, United States
- University of California San Diego, Department of Radiology, La Jolla, California, United States
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Trakadis Y, Accogli A, Qi B, Bloom D, Joober R, Levy E, Tabbane K. Next-generation gene panel testing in adolescents and adults in a medical neuropsychiatric genetics clinic. Neurogenetics 2021; 22:313-322. [PMID: 34363551 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-021-00664-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Intellectual disability (ID) encompasses a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders that may present with psychiatric illness in up to 40% of cases. Despite the evidence for clinical utility of genetic panels in pediatrics, there are no published studies in adolescents/adults with ID or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study was approved by our institutional research ethics board. We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of all patients evaluated between January 2017 and December 2019 in our adult neuropsychiatric genetics clinic at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), who had undergone a comprehensive ID/ASD gene panel. Thirty-four patients aged > 16 years, affected by ID/ASD and/or other neuropsychiatric/behavioral disorders, were identified. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants were identified in one-third of our cohort (32%): 8 single-nucleotide variants in 8 genes (CASK, SHANK3, IQSEC2, CHD2, ZBTB20, TREX1, SON, and TUBB2A) and 3 copy number variants (17p13.3, 16p13.12p13.11, and 9p24.3p24.1). The presence of psychiatric/behavioral disorders, regardless of the co-occurrence of ID, and, at a borderline level, the presence of ID alone were associated with positive genetic findings (p = 0.024 and p = 0.054, respectively). Moreover, seizures were associated with positive genetic results (p = 0.024). One-third of individuals presenting with psychiatric illness who met our red flags for Mendelian diseases have pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants which can be identified using a comprehensive ID/ASD gene panel (~ 2500 genes) performed on an exome backbone.
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- Y Trakadis
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Room A04.3140, 1001 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. .,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. .,Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada. .,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Room A04.3140, 1001 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Qi B, Dong Y, Qiao XL. Effects of miR-18a on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells by regulating RUNX1. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:9957-9964. [PMID: 33090400 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202010_23208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the effects of micro ribonucleic acid (miR)-18a on the proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer (GC) cells, and to elucidate the possible underlying mechanism. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, the expression of miR-18a in GC tissues and para-cancer tissues was verified by in situ hybridization (ISH) of GC tissue microarray (TMA). Meanwhile, the effect of miR-18a expression on the prognosis of GC patients was evaluated. GC AGS cell line was selected and transfected with miR-18a mimic and mimic control (NC) to up-regulate miR-18a expression in vitro. Thereafter, changes in cell proliferation, apoptosis and migration after transfection were detected by biological functional assays. Luciferase reporter gene assay was carried out to verify the target gene Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) modulated by miR-18a. Finally, the Spearman's grade correlation coefficient was calculated to explore the correlation between the expressions of miR-18a and RUNX1. RESULTS ISH results of TMA showed that overexpression of miR-18a in GC tissues was significantly associated with low survival rate of patients (p<0.001). High expression of miR-18a remarkably enhanced the proliferation, migration and invasion of GC cells (p<0.05). Besides, it has been predicted in biology that RUNX1 is one of the target genes of miR-18a. Luciferase reporter gene assay showed that Luciferase activity in cells transfected with wild-type (WT) RUNX1 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) was significantly reduced (p<0.05). Moreover, the protein expression of RUNX1 decreased remarkably in GC cells with over-expression of miR-18a (p<0.05). All these findings indicated that the expression of miR-18a was negatively correlated with RUNX1 in GC cells (p<0.001, r=0.86). CONCLUSIONS MiR-18a exerts a high predictive value for the prognosis of GC patients by directly targeting the transcription factor RUNX1. All our findings may provide therapeutic candidates for GC identification.
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- B Qi
- Department of Abdominal Emergency Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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Gunnlaugsson HP, Masenda H, Mølholt TE, Bharuth-Ram K, Ólafsson S, Johnston K, Schell J, Gislason HP, Krastev PB, Mantovan R, Naidoo D, Qi B, Unzueta I. Annealing studies combined with low temperature emission Mössbauer spectroscopy of short-lived parent isotopes: Determination of local Debye-Waller factors. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:013901. [PMID: 33514210 DOI: 10.1063/5.0020951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An extension of the online implantation chamber used for emission Mössbauer Spectroscopy (eMS) at ISOLDE/CERN that allows for quick removal of samples for offline low temperature studies is briefly described. We demonstrate how online eMS data obtained during implantation at temperatures between 300 K and 650 K of short-lived parent isotopes combined with rapid cooling and offline eMS measurements during the decay of the parent isotope can give detailed information on the binding properties of the Mössbauer probe in the lattice. This approach has been applied to study the properties of Sn impurities in ZnO following implantation of 119In (T½ = 2.4 min). Sn in the 4+ and 2+ charge states is observed. Above T > 600 K, Sn2+ is observed and is ascribed to Sn on regular Zn sites, while Sn2+ detected at T < 600 K is due to Sn in local amorphous regions. A new annealing stage is reported at T ≈ 550 K, characterized by changes in the Sn4+ emission profile, and is attributed to the annihilation of close Frenkel pairs.
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- H P Gunnlaugsson
- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- DTU Health Technology, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- EP Department, ISOLDE/CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- EP Department, ISOLDE/CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
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- CNR-IMM, Unità di Agrate Brianza, Via Olivetti 2, 20864 Agrate Brianza (MB), Italy
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- School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Torres Quevedo Ingeniaria Plaza 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Su Z, Liu HL, Qi B, Liu Y. Effects of propofol on proliferation and apoptosis of cardia cancer cells via MAPK/ERK signaling pathway. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:428-433. [PMID: 31957857 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202001_19942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the influences of propofol on the proliferation and apoptosis of cardia cancer cells via mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) signaling pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 65 surgical resection specimens of cardia cancer were selected as research objects and divided into control group and with low (12.5 μmol/L), medium (25 μmol/L), and high (50 μmol/L) propofol concentration groups. The apoptosis of cancer cells, ERK1/2 phosphorylation level, expressions of Caspase-3, B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), and Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax) in each group were detected. RESULTS Propofol in different concentrations could all effectively inhibit the proliferation of cardia cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Different concentrations of propofol promoted the apoptosis of cardia cancer cells, and the apoptosis rate constantly increased with the rising concentration of propofol (p<0.05). Propofol could repress the expression of Bcl-2 and up-regulate the expression levels of Caspase-3, Bax, and phosphorylated ERK1/2. CONCLUSIONS Propofol can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of cardia cancer cells, and the action mechanism may be correlated with the inhibition on the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
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Lei Y, Chen Y, Zhang R, Li Y, Yan Q, Lee S, Yu Y, Tsai H, Choi W, Wang K, Luo Y, Gu Y, Zheng X, Wang C, Wang C, Hu H, Li Y, Qi B, Lin M, Zhang Z, Dayeh SA, Pharr M, Fenning DP, Lo YH, Luo J, Yang K, Yoo J, Nie W, Xu S. A fabrication process for flexible single-crystal perovskite devices. Nature 2020; 583:790-795. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2526-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tang T, Niu SX, Yang T, Qi B. Suppressions of vibration in the Tip-Tilt mirror control system by add-on controller. ISA Trans 2020; 102:245-250. [PMID: 32122638 DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2020.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Tip-Tilt mirrors play an important role in astronomical telescopes requiring the tracking performance at the level of microradian or sub-microradian. However, the closed-loop performance suffers a lot from the low-sample rate and time delay of image sensors. Especially, this issue is under the condition of vibrations, because dynamic behaviors are complex and the models are difficult to be obtained accurately. Another challenging issue comes from the measurement of vibrations and its extraction for the closed-loop control. This paper proposes a new method based on an add-on controller of the Tip-Tilt mirror to mitigate telescope vibrations. The proposed method only uses Tip-Tilt errors from an image sensor to implement a disturbance observer, which is not being restricted by an accurate model. As a result, the closed-loop performance can be optimized by designing of a proper Q-filter. To suppress the low-frequency and high-frequency vibrations, a novel Q-filter combining a lowpass filter and a bandpass filter is proposed here. The improved control method is validated by both simulation and experiment in the tip-tilt mirror control system under the condition of vibrations.
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- Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu 610209, China; Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China.
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- Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu 610209, China; Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu 610209, China; Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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- Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu 610209, China; Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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Krastev P, Gunnlaugsson H, Nomura K, Bharuth-Ram K, Qi B, Masenda H, Mølholt T, Naidoo D, Ólafsson S, Martín-Luengo AT, Unzueta I, Johnston K, Schell J, Gislason H. Local increase of the Curie temperature in Mn/Fe implanted Y3Fe5O12 (YIG). Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 160:109121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The repairing effect and potential mechanism of miR-137 on cerebral ischemic injury in rats was investigated. The volume of cerebral infarction and calculated brain water content was detected by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. The expression of inflammatory factors was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The pathological damage of brain tissue was analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin and Nissl staining. The apoptosis in ischemic brain tissue was detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling. The levels of STAT1 and JAK1 proteins were analyzed by Western blot. The expression of miR-137 in primary hippocampal neurons was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. miR-137 overexpression significantly improved brain damage in rats. miR-137 overexpression can reduce the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6. miR-137 overexpression can reduce the degree of brain tissue damage and inhibit the expression of JAK1 and STAT1 proteins. miR-137 overexpression can reduce oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)/R-induced cell damage, improve cell proliferation, and reduce apoptotic rate. JAK1 and STAT1 protein expression was inhibited in hippocampal neurons after OGD/R treatment after transfection with miR-137 mimic. After the addition of the Filgotinib inhibitor, the levels of JAK1 and STAT1 proteins were significantly reduced. The results suggested that miR-137 overexpression can effectively improve ischemic injury after focal cerebral ischemia and protect against by inhibiting JAK1/STAT1 pathway.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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Chen Y, Lei Y, Li Y, Yu Y, Cai J, Chiu MH, Rao R, Gu Y, Wang C, Choi W, Hu H, Wang C, Li Y, Song J, Zhang J, Qi B, Lin M, Zhang Z, Islam AE, Maruyama B, Dayeh S, Li LJ, Yang K, Lo YH, Xu S. Strain engineering and epitaxial stabilization of halide perovskites. Nature 2020; 577:209-215. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1868-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lv Y, Ge Y, Sun Z, Wang L, Niu M, Huang M, Li C, Qi B, Yuan J. Effects of additives on dielectric strength of naphthenic transformer oil. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.08.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Xu S, Cui Z, Qi B. Compensation factors for 3rd order coma in three mirror anastigmatic (TMA) telescopes. Opt Express 2018; 26:298-310. [PMID: 29328306 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.000298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Misalignment induced third-order coma with respect to misaligned parameters in TMA optical systems is derived by using Nodal Aberration Theory, which yields the compensation factors that can be used to accomplish coma compensation in both coaxial and off-axis misaligned TMA telescopes. By using the compensation factors, coma free point for the tertiary mirror in TMA telescopes is derived and proved to be the negative form of the one for the secondary mirror in the Cassegrain telescope. The compensation factors can also be used to design the off-axis TMAs due to their capability of eliminating the coma over the field of view.
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Zhang YN, Wang J, Qi B, Wu SG, Chen HR, Luo HY, Yin DJ, Lü FJ, Zhang HJ, Qi GH. Evaluation of mango saponin in broilers: effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and plasma biochemical indices. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2017; 30:1143-1149. [PMID: 28111445 PMCID: PMC5494488 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to determine whether mango saponin (MS) could be used as a feed additive in broiler chicks by evaluating growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and plasma biochemical indices. METHODS A total of 216 1-d-old Arbor Acres male broiler chicks were randomly assigned into three dietary treatments supplemented with 0 (control), 0.14% (MS 0.14%), or 0.28% (MS 0.28%) MS. Each treatment had six replicates (cages) with 12 chicks each. The feeding trial lasted for six weeks. RESULTS Compared with the control, dietary supplemented with 0.14% or 0.28% MS increased average daily weight gain of chicks in the grower (22 to 42 d) and the whole (1 to 42 d) phases, and the final body weight of chicks on d 42 was higher in MS supplemented groups (p<0.05). Lower L45 min* (lightness) and L24 h* values, lower b24 h* (yellowness) value, and higher a45 min* (redness) and a24 h* values of the breast muscle were observed in chicks fed with 0.28% MS on d 42 (p<0.05). The total antioxidant capacity in plasma increased in MS 0.14% group on d 21 (p<0.001). Lower contents of plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride were observed in chicks fed with 0.28% MS on d 21 and d 42, whereas the group supplemented with 0.14% MS only decreased plasma triglyceride content on d 21 (p<0.05). The glucose content in plasma decreased in MS 0.28% group on d 42 (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Overall, MS could be used as a feed additive in broiler chicks, and the supplemental level of 0.28% MS in diet could improve growth performance, meat quality, and plasma lipid metabolism in broiler chicks.
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
China
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- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737,
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- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737,
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,
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Qi B, Liu P, Gu X, Liu B. [The characteristic of lexical tone perception in native Mandarin speakers with mild and moderate sensorineural hearing loss]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:38-42. [PMID: 29774683 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To explore the characteristic of lexical tone perception in native-Mandarin speakers with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss. Method:Three types of continuum(Tone1/tone2, tone1/tone4 and tone2/tone3) were constructed and each of them includes a 15 stimuli. All speech stimuli in these three continua were resynthesized by applying the Pitch-Synchronous OverLap and Add(PSOLA) method implemented in Praat to the same mandarin syllable, /a/, with a high level tone produced by a female native-mandarin speaker. Twenty-three native-mandarin sensory hearing loss people were recruited for this study and identification task was used to acquire the tonal perceptual data. SPSS 19.0 software was used to get the fitting curves of lexical tone perception. Result:①Each tone perception curves owns the characteristic of categorical perception, including an obvious boundary, a definite intersection and the abrupt performance change at intersection. The tone perception curves were S-shape in SNHL people which were same as that in normal hearing people.②No significant performance difference of each continuum was observed between SNHL and NH in this study(P=0.811 in T1/T2 continuum, P=0.528 in T1/T4 continuum, P=0.555 in T2/T3 continuum). Conclusion:There is the categorical perception of lexical tone identification in native-mandarin sensorineural hearing loss people. The slight damage in peripheral auditory system did not changed characteristic of lexical tone perception.
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- B Qi
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery(Capital Medical University),Ministry of Education
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the Affiliated Children's Hospital,Capital institute of Pediatrics
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery(Capital Medical University),Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery(Capital Medical University),Ministry of Education
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Lin R, Wang Q, Qi B, Huang Y, Yang G. Effects of Neuromedin S on the Proliferation of Splenic Lymphocytes and the Cytokine Secretion by Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages in Pigs in vitro. Pol J Vet Sci 2016; 19:485-494. [DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2016-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Neuromedin S (NMS), a 36-amino acid neuropeptide, has been found to be involved in the regulation of the endocrine activity. It has been also detected in immune tissues in mammals, what suggests that NMS may play an important role in the regulation of immune response. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of NMS receptor 1 (NMU1R) and effect of NMS in pig splenic lymphocytes (SPLs) and pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAMs). The presence of NMU1R in pig SPLs and PAMs was respectively confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blot analysis and immunocytochemical methods. Furthermore, SPL proliferation was analyzed using the 3-(4,5)-dimethyl-thiahiazo-(-2-yl)-3,5-di-phenytetrazoliumromide (MTT) method. Additionally, the secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in PAMs was all measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. In the present study, the results of RT-PCR and western blot analysis revealed that NMU1R mRNA and protein were both expressed in pig SPLs and PAMs, and the immunocytochemical investigations further revealed that the positive signal of NMU1R immunoreactivity was observed in plasma membranes of both SPLs and PAMs. In the in vitro study, we found that at concentrations of 0.001-1000 nM NMS alone or combined with lipopolysaccharide or phytohemagglutinin significantly increased SPL proliferation. Application of ELISA method showed that NMS could induce the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in PAMs. These results suggest that NMS can act as a potently positive pro-inflammatory factor and immunomodulatory agent that affects the immune response of immune cells by combining with its receptor NMU1R.
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Qi B, Shimizu Y, Nakanishi J, Winnik FM. Estradiol-tethered micropatterned surfaces for the study of estrogenic non-genomic pathways. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:10056-9. [PMID: 27451960 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03899a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Besides its well-known hormonal effects initiated in the nucleus, estradiol (E2) also activates non-nuclear pathways through interactions with receptors located on the cell plasma membrane. Micropatterned substrates consisting of gold dots bearing tethered E2 distributed on a cell-adhesive substrate were prepared and shown to trigger specifically E2 non-genomic effects in cells grown on the substrates.
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- Faculté de Pharmacie and Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succursale Center Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Liu C, Wang SY, Bark RA, Zhang SQ, Meng J, Qi B, Jones P, Wyngaardt SM, Zhao J, Xu C, Zhou SG, Wang S, Sun DP, Liu L, Li ZQ, Zhang NB, Jia H, Li XQ, Hua H, Chen QB, Xiao ZG, Li HJ, Zhu LH, Bucher TD, Dinoko T, Easton J, Juhász K, Kamblawe A, Khaleel E, Khumalo N, Lawrie EA, Lawrie JJ, Majola SNT, Mullins SM, Murray S, Ndayishimye J, Negi D, Noncolela SP, Ntshangase SS, Nyakó BM, Orce JN, Papka P, Sharpey-Schafer JF, Shirinda O, Sithole P, Stankiewicz MA, Wiedeking M. Evidence for Octupole Correlations in Multiple Chiral Doublet Bands. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:112501. [PMID: 27035296 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.112501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two pairs of positive-and negative-parity doublet bands together with eight strong electric dipole transitions linking their yrast positive- and negative-parity bands have been identified in ^{78}Br. They are interpreted as multiple chiral doublet bands with octupole correlations, which is supported by the microscopic multidimensionally-constrained covariant density functional theory and triaxial particle rotor model calculations. This observation reports the first example of chiral geometry in octupole soft nuclei.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Key Laboratory of Frontiers in Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Bijenicka 32, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Frontiers in Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Information Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa
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- Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), H-4001 Debrecen, P.O. Box: 51, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, P/B X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- iThemba LABS, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
- Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
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Qi B, Liu J, Liu G. Genetic association between ACTN3 polymorphism and risk of non-acute ankle sprain. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr-15-04-gmr.15048962. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr15048962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Grice WP, Evans PG, Lawrie B, Legré M, Lougovski P, Ray W, Williams BP, Qi B, Smith AM. Two-party secret key distribution via a modified quantum secret sharing protocol. Opt Express 2015; 23:7300-7311. [PMID: 25837073 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.007300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present and demonstrate a novel protocol for distributing secret keys between two and only two parties based on N-party single-qubit Quantum Secret Sharing (QSS). We demonstrate our new protocol with N = 3 parties using phase-encoded photons. We show that any two out of N parties can build a secret key based on partial information from each other and with collaboration from the remaining N - 2 parties. Our implementation allows for an accessible transition between N-party QSS and arbitrary two party QKD without modification of hardware. In addition, our approach significantly reduces the number of resources such as single photon detectors, lasers and dark fiber connections needed to implement QKD.
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Qi B, Liu SG, Qin XG, Yao WJ, Lu JG, Guo L, Wang TY, Li HC, Zhao BS. Overregulation of microRNA-212 in the poor prognosis of esophageal cancer patients. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:7800-7. [PMID: 25299094 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.26.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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There have been few reports evaluating the expression and function of the microRNA miR-212 in esophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between miR-212 expression and clinicopathological factors and prognoses of esophageal cancer. MicroRNA was extracted from 46 esophageal cancer patients using the Taqman MicroRNA assay. All patients were at the same tumor node metastasis stage, but with different prognoses, and had all undergone surgery. The correlation between miR-212 expression and clinicopathological features was analyzed and the significance of miR-212 as a prognostic factor as well as its relationship with survival was determined. miR-212 expression was higher in patients with poor prognoses than in those with good prognoses (P < 0.0001). Kaplan-Meier analysis results showed that the miR-212 expression level was significantly correlated with survival time (P = 0.024). Patients with higher expression of miR-212 showed longer survival times. Cox multi-factor model analysis showed that miR-212 expression was significantly correlated with survival time (P = 0.026). mir-212 is related with prognostic factors and survival time and may be a biomarker for esophageal cancer.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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Wang TY, Liu SG, Zhao BS, Qi B, Qin XG, Yao WJ. Implications of microRNA-197 downregulated expression in esophageal cancer with poor prognosis. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:5574-81. [PMID: 25117314 DOI: 10.4238/2014.july.25.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of the microRNA miR-197 expression level in relation to clinicopathological factors and prognoses of esophageal cancer (EC). MicroRNA was extracted using the Taqman(®) MicroRNA Assay from 46 EC patients at the same tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, but with different prognoses, who underwent surgery. Paracancerous normal tissues were used as controls. The correlation between miR-197 expression and clinicopathologic features was analyzed, and the significance of miR-197 as a prognostic factor and its relationship with survival was determined. miR-197 expression was lower in patients with poor prognosis than in those with good prognosis (P < 0.05). Kaplan-Meier analysis results showed that the miR-197 expression level is significantly correlated with survival time (P = 0.030), and that patients with higher expression of miR-197 had longer survival times. Cox multi-factor model analysis showed that patient prognosis (P = 0.001), tumor length (P = 0.010) and expression (P = 0.042), and survival time were significantly correlated, with corresponding risks of 9.183, 2.318, and 1.925, respectively. This study supports a role of miR-197 as an anti-oncogene and a biomarker for EC and its relationship with other prognostic factors and survival.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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Qi B, Yang Y, Yin Y, Xu M, Li H. De novo sequencing, assembly, and analysis of the Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' roots and shoots transcriptome in response to short-term waterlogging. BMC Plant Biol 2014; 14:201. [PMID: 25055883 PMCID: PMC4222663 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0201-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Taxodium is renowned for its strong tolerance to waterlogging stress, thus it has great ecological and economic potential. However, the scant genomic resources in genus Taxodium have greatly hindered further exploration of its underlying flood-tolerance mechanism. Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' is an interspecies hybrid of T. distichum and T. mucronatum, and has been widely planted in southeastern China. To understand the genetic basis of its flood tolerance, we analyzed the transcriptomes of Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' roots and shoots in response to short-term waterlogging. RESULTS RNA-seq was used to analyze genome-wide transcriptome changes of Taxodium 'Zhongshansa 406' clone root and shoot treated with 1 h of soil-waterlogging stress. After de novo assembly, 108,692 unigenes were achieved, and 70,260 (64.64%) of them were annotated. There were 2090 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) found in roots and 394 in shoots, with 174 shared by both of them, indicating that the aerial parts were also affected. Under waterlogging stress, the primary reaction of hypoxic-treated root was to activate the antioxidative defense system to prevent cells experiencing reactive oxygen species (ROS) poisoning. As respiration was inhibited and ATP decreased, another quick coping mechanism was repressing the energy-consuming biosynthetic processes through the whole plant. The glycolysis and fermentation pathway was activated to maintain ATP production in the hypoxic root. Constantly, the demand for carbohydrates increased, and carbohydrate metabolism were accumulated in the root as well as the shoot, possibly indicating that systemic communications between waterlogged and non-waterlogged tissues facilated survival. Amino acid metabolism was also greatly influenced, with down-regulation of genes involvedin serine degradation and up-regulation of aspartic acid degradation. Additionally, a non-symbiotic hemoglobin class 1 gene was up-regulated, which may also help the ATP production. Moreover, the gene expression pattern of 5 unigenes involving in the glycolysis pathway revealed by qRT-PCR confirmed the RNA-Seq data. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that ROS detoxification and energy maintenance were the primary coping mechanisms of 'Zhongshansa' in surviving oxygen deficiency, which may be responsible for its remarkable waterlogging tolerance. Our study not only provided the first large-scale assessment of genomic resources of Taxodium but also guidelines for probing the molecular mechanism underlying 'Zhongshansa' waterlogging tolerance.
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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Qi B, Lu SR, Xiao XE, Pan LL, Tan FZ, Yu JH. Enhanced thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy composites by mixing thermotropic liquid crystalline epoxy grafted graphene oxide. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Stone RC, Qi B, Trebatoski D, Jetti R, Bandera YP, Foulger SH, Mefford OT. A versatile stable platform for multifunctional applications: synthesis of a nitroDOPA–PEO–alkyne scaffold for iron oxide nanoparticles. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:4789-4793. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00198b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple but powerful design of contemporary magnetic nanoparticle composites for biomedical applications.
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Madison, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering
- Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies
- Clemson University
- Anderson, USA
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Jing H, Keyou H, Qi B. P.11.9 Analyses of 70 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy receiving intermittent intravenous combined with oral glucocorticoid therapy. Neuromuscul Disord 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ayangeakaa AD, Garg U, Anthony MD, Frauendorf S, Matta JT, Nayak BK, Patel D, Chen QB, Zhang SQ, Zhao PW, Qi B, Meng J, Janssens RVF, Carpenter MP, Chiara CJ, Kondev FG, Lauritsen T, Seweryniak D, Zhu S, Ghugre SS, Palit R. Evidence for multiple chiral doublet bands in 133Ce. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:172504. [PMID: 23679714 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.172504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Two distinct sets of chiral-partner bands have been identified in the nucleus 133Ce. They constitute a multiple chiral doublet, a phenomenon predicted by relativistic mean field (RMF) calculations and observed experimentally here for the first time. The properties of these chiral bands are in good agreement with results of calculations based on a combination of the constrained triaxial RMF theory and the particle-rotor model.
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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Cornacchione LA, Qi B, Bianco J, Zhou Z, Amsden BG. Photo-Cross-Linked Poly(ethylene carbonate) Elastomers: Synthesis, in Vivo Degradation, and Determination of in Vivo Degradation Mechanism. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:3099-107. [DOI: 10.1021/bm300913q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- L. A. Cornacchione
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Guo X, Ding L, Long R, Qi B, Shang Z, Wang Y, Cheng X. Changes of chemical composition to high altitude results in Kobresia littledalei growing in alpine meadows with high feeding values for herbivores. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Guo XS, Zhang Y, Zhou JW, Long RJ, Xin GS, Qi B, Ding LM, Wang HC. Nitrogen metabolism and recycling in yaks (Bos grunniens) offered a forage - concentrate diet differing in N concentration. Anim Prod Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/an11208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An experiment was conducted to characterise N use efficiency and quantify urea fluxes in yaks offered four levels of dietary N (1.43%, 1.97%, 2.45% and 2.90% of diet DM) in a 4 × 4 Latin square design. The incremental increase in N intake linearly increased N retention (P = 0.003) and the excretion of urinary N (P < 0.001), but no difference (P > 0.05) in faecal N excretion was observed in growing yaks fed any of the four diets. Microbial N production had quadratic (P < 0.001) responses to dietary N, characterised by the highest microbial N production occurring in the 1.97% N diet (P < 0.05). As the N content of the diet increased, the urinary excretion of urea increased from 13% to 27% of urea entry rate (quadratic, P < 0.001), whereas gastrointestinal entry urea returned to ornithine cycling decreased from 46% to 40% (linear, P < 0.001), and the gastrointestinal entry urea used for anabolism increased from 50% to 56% (linear, P < 0.001). Gastrointestinal entry urea incorporated into bacterial N decreased linearly (P < 0.001) with incremental increase in N intake, and the greatest concentration (23.5%) of bacterial N originating from plasma urea N was in yaks fed the 1.43% N diet. As much as 87% of the urea synthesised in the liver was returned to the gastrointestinal tract when the yaks were fed a diet with 1.43% N (1.1 times the maintenance N level). Moreover, constantly greater urea production than the intake of digestible N, and the gastrointestinal-urea clearance than the kidney-urea clearance were observed, respectively, in the growing yaks, regardless of the level of N intake. These results suggest that yaks might be more efficient at utilising N under harsh environment than are cattle.
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Caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death has been extensively studied in cultured cells and during embryonic development, but the existence of analogous molecular pathways in single-cell species is uncertain. This has reduced enthusiasm for applying the advanced genetic tools available for yeast to study cell death regulation. However, partial characterization in mammals of additional genetically encoded cell death mechanisms, which lead to a range of dying cell morphologies and necrosis, suggests potential applications for yeast genetics. In this light, we revisited the topic of gene-dependent cell death in yeast to determine the prevalence of yeast genes with the capacity to contribute to cell-autonomous death. We developed a rigorous strategy by allowing sufficient time for gene-dependent events to occur, but insufficient time to evolve new populations, and applied this strategy to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene knockout collection. Unlike sudden heat shock, a ramped heat stimulus delivered over several minutes with a thermocycler, coupled with assessment of viability by automated counting of microscopic colonies revealed highly reproducible gene-specific survival phenotypes, which typically persist under alternative conditions. Unexpectedly, we identified over 800 yeast knockout strains that exhibit significantly increased survival following insult, implying that these genes can contribute to cell death. Although these death mechanisms are yet uncharacterized, this study facilitates further exploration.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Qi B, Lu XH, Fang SY, Lei J, Dong YL, Zhou D, Xia QH. Aerobic epoxidation of olefins over the composite catalysts of Co-ZSM-5(L) with bi-/tridentate Schiff-base ligands. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2010.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Qi B, Lu XH, Zhou D, Xia QH, Tang ZR, Fang SY, Pang T, Dong YL. Catalytic epoxidation of alkenes with 30% H2O2 over Mn2+-exchanged zeolites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2010.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang M, Izumi I, Kagamimori S, Sokejima S, Yamagami T, Liu Z, Qi B. Role of taurine supplementation to prevent exercise-induced oxidative stress in healthy young men. Amino Acids 2003; 26:203-7. [PMID: 15042451 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-003-0002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2002] [Accepted: 01/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To evaluate the protective effects of taurine supplementation on exercise-induced oxidative stress and exercise performance, eleven men aged 18-20 years were selected to participate in two identical bicycle ergometer exercises until exhaustion. Single cell gel assay (SCG assay) was used to study DNA damage in white blood cells (WBC). Pre-supplementation of taurine, a significant negative correlation was found between plasma taurine concentration before exercise and plasma thiobaribituric-acid reactive substance (TBARS) 6 hr after exercise (r = -0.642, p<0.05). WBC showed a significant increase in DNA strand breakage 6 hr and 24 hr after exercise. Seven-day taurine supplementation reduced serum TBARS before exercise ( p<0.05) and resulted in a significantly reduced DNA migration 24 hr after exercise ( p<0.01). Significant increases were also found in VO(2)max, exercise time to exhaustion and maximal workload in test with taurine supplementation ( p<0.05). After supplementation, the change in taurine concentration showed positive correlations with the changes in exercise time to exhaustion and maximal workload. The results suggest that taurine may attenuate exercise-induced DNA damage and enhance the capacity of exercise due to its cellular protective properties.
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- Department of Welfare Promotion and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan
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Angkeow P, Deshpande SS, Qi B, Liu YX, Park YC, Jeon BH, Ozaki M, Irani K. Redox factor-1: an extra-nuclear role in the regulation of endothelial oxidative stress and apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 2002; 9:717-25. [PMID: 12058277 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2001] [Revised: 01/05/2002] [Accepted: 01/12/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The rac1 GTPase promotes oxidative stress through reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, whereas the DNA repair enzyme and transcriptional regulator redox factor-1 (ref-1) protects against cell death due to oxidative stimuli. However, the function of ref-1 in regulating intracellular oxidative stress, particularly that induced by rac1, has not been defined. We examined the role of ref-1 in vascular endothelial cell oxidative stress and apoptosis. Ref-1 was expressed in both the cytoplasm and nuclei of resting endothelial cells. Cytoplasmic ref-1 translocated to the nucleus with the oxidative trigger hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). Forced cytoplasmic overexpression of ref-1 suppressed H/R-induced oxidative stress (H(2)O(2) production), NF-kappaB activation, and apoptosis, and also mitigated rac1-regulated H(2)O(2) production and NF-kappaB transcriptional activity. We conclude that inhibition of oxidative stress is another mechanism by which ref-1 protects against apoptosis, and that this is achieved through modulation of cytoplasmic rac1-regulated ROS generation. This suggests a novel extra-nuclear function of ref-1.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Qi B, Moe WM, Kinney KA. Biodegradation of volatile organic compounds by five fungal species. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2002; 58:684-9. [PMID: 11956756 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-0938-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2001] [Revised: 12/17/2001] [Accepted: 01/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Five fungal species, Cladosporium resinae (ATCC 34066), Cladosporium sphaerospermum (ATCC 200384), Exophiala lecanii-corni (CBS 102400), Mucor rouxii (ATCC 44260), and Phanerochaete chrysosporium (ATCC 24725), were tested for their ability to degrade nine compounds commonly found in industrial off-gas emissions. Fungal cultures inoculated on ceramic support media were provided with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) via the vapor phase as their sole carbon and energy sources. Compounds tested included aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and styrene), ketones (methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and methyl propyl ketone), and organic acids ( n-butyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate). Experiments were conducted using three pH values ranging from 3.5 to 6.5. Fungal ability to degrade each VOC was determined by observing the presence or absence of visible growth on the ceramic support medium during a 30-day test period. Results indicate that E. lecanii-corni and C. sphaerospermum can readily utilize each of the nine VOCs as a sole carbon and energy source. P. chrysosporium was able to degrade all VOCs tested except for styrene under the conditions imposed. C. resinae was able to degrade both organic acids, all of the ketones, and some of the aromatic compounds (ethylbenzene and toluene); however, it was not able to grow utilizing benzene or styrene under the conditions tested. With the VOCs tested, M. rouxiiproduced visible growth only when supplied with n-butyl acetate or ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate. Maximum growth for most fungi was observed at a pH of approximately 5.0. The experimental protocol utilized in these studies is a useful tool for assessing the ability of different fungal species to degrade gas-phase VOCs under conditions expected in a biofilter application.
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- B Qi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Qi B, Wang Z, Zheng M, Wu P. [Effect of the Purariae-isofiavones on atrophic nasal mucosas in ovariectomized rats]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 2001; 15:366-7. [PMID: 12541906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To study the effect of Purariae-isoflavone on atrophic nasal mucosas in ovariectomized rats. METHOD 60 rats were divided into four groups randomly, every group with 15 rats. The first group was studied as normal control group. Rats of the second group were ovariectomized and not given any treatment. Rats of the third group were given Weinian by gastrogavage from 30 days after being ovariectomized to being killed. Rats of the forth group were given purariae isoflavone by gastrogavage from 30 days after operation to being killed. Level of Estrodiol (E2) of every rat was measured. Morphological changes of the nasal mucosas were observed by light-microscopy and electron-microscopy. RESULT 30 days after being ovariectomized, atrophic nasal mucosas occured, and average E2 level was lower significantly than that of control group (P < 0.05). Atrophic mucosas recovered after being treated with Weinian or Purariae isoflavone. E2 level of the third group was lower significantly than that of the first group and the second group (P < 0.05). E2 level of the forth group recovered (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Purariae-isoflavone have effects on treating the atrophic nasal mucosas and recovering E2 level in ovariectomized rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- B Qi
- Department of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650031
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